Alykoth opened his eyes; the bright sunlight of Eden blinding him. He raised a hand to block the light, and noticed it was not the same hand he last saw on his arm. This hand was black, not red. Black as pitch, with small bone-blades protruding from the knuckles. He held up the other hand. It looked the same. Alykoth stood himself up, and found something else new. From the rear of his tailbone grew now a tail, black like the rest of his new body. The head of the tail was flat and pointed; like an arrowhead. He swished his tail a few time, and soon found it easy to manuver. He put his arms by his sides, and found yet another protrusion of bone, this time in a cresent moon shape, and on each of his elbows. He also noticed the way he stood now felt altered. Alykoth looked at his feet and saw why. They were now raised at the heel, giving him a more predatory look. *Hmm..* He grinned. *I could get used to this... But, there'll be time for that later... I've got to find Ra'keth.* Alykoth thought to himself. It took him but a moment to locate and lock on to Ra'keth's power signal. He leaned forward, kicked off the ground and was gone in a flash.